LIMERICK — A Pottstown teen is being charged with homicide by vehicle while under the influence for the death of female jogger earlier this month.

Justin Matthew Jackson, 18, is being arraigned today before Judge Walter Gadzicki for 15 different offenses in relation to the March 4 crash that killed Merinda Thompson, 40, of Royersford.

Jackson was driving a green Ford Focus hatchback north on Lewis Road around 2:45 p.m. when he crossed into the southbound lane and allegedly struck Thompson, who was jogging northbound in the southbound lane, before hitting a utility pole.

According to a press release from the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, a marijuana pipe and marijuana were allegedly found in Jackson’s vehicle. A lab test of Jackson’s blood taken after he was transported from the crash scene to Paoli Hospital allegedly revealed marijuana, the press release stated. A search warrant issued against Jackson’s cell phone showed he was allegedly texting at the time of the crash, the press release stated.

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